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It's 1845 and blight has destroyed the precious potato crop leaving Ireland starving. Phyllis works hard to support her struggling family, but when her mother's health deteriorates she sets offn search of her rebel brother and is soon swept up in the fight for a free and fair Ireland...
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is fantatic, because before it I had never even heard of the hunger in Ireland, and now I know a lot. Phyllis, even though she is a lot better off than most families in her area still struggles with the rest of them when the potato famine comes, and she also has to deal with the acceptance of love and death at the same time. It is also good because it tells you about the conflict between the two religions and the English government, and it made me understand more about Irish history, and encouraged me to read more books about it. This is one of my favourite books, I really recommend it or any other of the My Story ones to anyone.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent! I love these books this was one of the best from my collection,
I think they should be introduced to the school curriculum.
I didn't have any knowledge or understanding of the hunger in Ireland, this has taught me the lot.
I think they should be introduced to the school curriculum.
I didn't have any knowledge or understanding of the hunger in Ireland, this has taught me the lot.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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Phylly is a fourteen-year-old girl living in Ireland in 1845. Her family is better off than most poor Irish farm families. Phylly even has a job as a maid at the landlord's estate. But when a terrible disease attacks the potato crop, Phylly's family suffers as much as everyone else. Phylly fights to keep her spirits up through her family's struggle for survival and even experiences the wonder of first love. I reccomend this book to fans of historical novels.
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my story the hunger
I got this book for my daughter and wasn't very impressed with this book. It was very political as saying how much this family had hated the british etc. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Angela Knox
the hunger
This was a gift for my granddaughter. It arrived in good time. These "MY STORY" books are excellent for youngsters to learn history in a way that is easy to read and understand.
Published 16 months ago by P. Le Saux
Great for adult readers too
Although this book is aimed at teenage readers it's also a very worthwhile and interesting read for adults. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2010 by Chelli
Spectacular - Took my breath away ...
O my gosh - I totally emphathised with the characters: I felt deep sorrow for Phyllis and enjoyed reading her romances, I was sad for her family who were ill and distraught by the... Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2009 by S. Jones
good book.
phyllis mccormack keeps her diary during the poatatofamine of 1845,she is more fortunate than most families, having ajob as scullery maid at the absentees landlords house,when her... Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2008
Tragic and sad. A great read
Phyllis McCormack is better of than most other families but they still starve when the potato famine comes. they are still very poor. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2007 by Hsm fan
A wonderful book.
Phylly is a fourteen-year-old girl living in Ireland in 1845. Her family is better off than most poor Irish farm families. Phylly even has a job as a maid at the landlord's estate. Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2001 by Rebecca Herman
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